Minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy (LEOPARD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy (LEOPARD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Observational cohort studies have suggested that minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) is associated with better short-term outcomes compared with open distal pancreatectomy (ODP), such as less intraoperative blood loss, lower morbidity, shorter length of hospital stay,...

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Main Authors: Thijs de Rooij, Jony van Hilst, Jantien A. Vogel, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Marieke T. de Boer, Djamila Boerma, Peter B. van den Boezem, Bert A. Bonsing, Koop Bosscha, Peter-Paul Coene, Freek Daams, Ronald M. van Dam, Marcel G. Dijkgraaf, Casper H. van Eijck, Sebastiaan Festen, Michael F. Gerhards, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Erwin van der Harst, Ignace H. de Hingh, Cees H. Dejong, Geert Kazemier, Joost Klaase, Ruben H. de Kleine, Cornelis J. van Laarhoven, Daan J. Lips, Misha D. Luyer, I. Quintus Molenaar, Vincent B. Nieuwenhuijs, Gijs A. Patijn, Daphne Roos, Joris J. Scheepers, George P. van der Schelling, Pascal Steenvoorde, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, Jan H. Wijsman, Moh’d Abu Hilal, Olivier R. Busch, Marc G. Besselink, for the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Minimally invasive
Laparoscopic
Robot-assisted
Distal pancreatectomy
Pancreatic surgery
Pancreatic cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1892-9

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